Talking Additive - Erik Richardson, Continuous Improvement and Quality Manager - Intertape Polymer Group

Erik Richardson, Continuous Improvement and Quality Manager - Intertape Polymer Group

09/06/22 • 45 min

In this week’s episode, host Matt Griffin sits down with Erik Richardson, Continuous Improvement and Quality Manager from Intertape Polymer Group. Erik shares how he and his team leverage professional desktop 3D printing in their fast-paced manufacturing facility in Tremonton, UT, to solve challenges in a few dollars and hours that would otherwise have taken weeks and thousands of dollars.

“I like to think of it as compound interest,” Erik says. “I can create the idea now, I can put in the work on the frontend so that I can empower people down the road. I don't want to teach additive. I want to teach problem-solving and additive is a tool for problem-solving.”

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Chris Bensen, Oracle Experience Labs Engineer - Introduced by Douglas Krone, Dynamism

In Episode 32, we meet Douglas Krone, Founder and CEO of Dynamism, a key online reseller of 3D printers founded in 1997 in Chicago, and now with a global footprint and a commitment to bringing the most transformative and innovative technologies to their customers. Douglas introduces Chris Bensen, Oracle Experience Labs Engineer, who among other fascinating projects for largescale conference experiences has created the world's largest Raspberry Pi cluster.

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Joshua Sacris, RMIT Racing - Introduced by Kae Woei Lim, Creative Director, Imaginables

Joshua Sacris shares his experiences leveraging 3D printing towards race car development while participating in his university’s Formula SAE team, RMIT Racing. He outlines how his initial impulse to join the Formula SAE team in order to get hands-on experience then led to a profound dedication to the racing industry and automotive, changing the trajectory of his career after university. Joshua is introduced to Talking Additive by Kae Woei Lim, Creative Director, Imaginables.

In the first half of the episode, Kae Woei notes: “A lot of young engineers are getting access to 3D printing at an early age. [As a result], in the next 3, 5, 10 years’ time, 3D printing won’t be a novelty type of technology. The new workforce is more inclined to use 3D printing in their workflows and see how they can implement it into their businesses.”